Today Joe Brinkman announced the official OpenForce ‘09 Call for Speakers. Apart from being excited about the event and what it has in store, I particularly liked the way the topics were split into 4 simple and concise categories: Development Design Administration Open Source If you are an avid DotNetNuke user, then I am sure that you are asking yourself: how do I join in the fun? Well, Joe put it best by answering that question with the following quote: “Are you a DotNetNuke expert?  Do you like to share your DotNetNuke knowledge with the... [More]

I am pleased to announce the publication by Wrox Press of Wrox Blox Done in 60 Minutes:  Building a Custom DotNetNuke Membership Provider by yours truly. In this publication, I put down into more detail the topic which I presented at last year’s OpenForce08 / DevConnections conference. In this eBook (Wrox Blox) I demonstrate how to build and configure the DotNetNuke (DNN) Membership provider without modifying any core DotNetNuke (DNN) code.  By reading this publication you will soon see what a powerful tool this can be for gaining control over the DNN mem... [More]

OpenForce '08 has finally come to an end :-( and I am now back home in Northern Virginia (Washington DC area). While at OpenForce, between the presentations, manning the DotNetNuke Community booth from time to time, and meeting a lot of great people, my work backlog begun to pile up. On my flight back home, I decided to make a list of things that I absolutely must accomplish today. The first thing on my long list of "to-do's" is to post the power point presentation and source code for my talk: Done in 60 Minutes: Building a Custom DotNetNuke Membership ... [More]

Last call! If you have not already registered, it's not too late! Seriously, if you work with DotNetNuke, or are even planning to use it for your enterprise then you cannot miss this opportunity. All the people that make DotNetNuke happen are going to be available to educate you, and support you with every question or concern that you may have on the platform. Great sessions will be given, great events are planned, great topics will be discussed, and need I even mention, it's Vegas Baby! If you are going to be there, make sure you hit me up... I'd love to meet you!

My company, Inspector IT, Inc. is proud to support OpenForce ‘08 and the DotNetNuke Corp by offering free product licenses. The free licenses will be raffled off to OpenForce ‘08 attendees during an evening event (To be announced). 3 product license will be raffled off for DNN Site Map and 3 other for DNN Dock Menu. Are you coming to OpenForce ‘08? If so, you may be one of the lucky 6 to win one of the following modules: DNN Site Map™ (3 Licenses) Look again, this is not just another Site Map. DNN Site Map™ is more that just another menu, it is a DotNetNuke Tab ... [More]

I am excited to join this great group of people in Las Vegas for this year OpenForce / DevConnections conference, and most of all honored for the opportunity to give the following talk. Done in 60 minutes: Build a Custom Membership Provider The Provider Model is a design pattern introduced in .net to provide a simple way to extend API functionality.  DotNetNuke uses this architecture to allow some of its core functionality to be  replaced without modifying core code.  In this session Antonio Chagoury will give you a high-level overview of the core... [More]